United States HR 9659: Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

Summary

This bill redirects unused funds that were appropriated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Secure America Act to the Department of Education for K-12 education programs. The bill also requires the Department of Homeland Security to sell 11 immigration detention facilities that were purchased between January and March 2026. The measure affects federal immigration enforcement operations and schools that receive Title I funding for disadvantaged students.

Bill Text

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119THCONGRESS 
2
DSESSION 
H. R. 9659 
To  transfer  certain  unobligated  funds  appropriated  to  U.S.  Immigration  and  
Customs  Enforcement  under  the  Secure  America  Act  to  the  Department  
of  Education  to  carry  out  programs  under  part  A  of  title  I  of  the  
Elementary  and  Secondary  Education  Act  of  1965,  and  for  other  pur-
poses. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
JULY13, 2026 
Mr.  S
TANTON(for  himself,  Ms.  ANSARI,  and  Mrs.  GRIJALVA)  introduced  the  
following  bill;  which  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  the  Judiciary,  and  
in  addition  to  the  Committees  on  Education  and  Workforce,  and  Home-
land  Security,  for  a  period  to  be  subsequently  determined  by  the  Speaker,  
in  each  case  for  consideration  of  such  provisions  as  fall  within  the  juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A  BILL  
To  transfer  certain  unobligated  funds  appropriated  to  U.S.  
Immigration  and  Customs  Enforcement  under  the  Secure  
America  Act  to  the  Department  of  Education  to  carry  
out  programs  under  part  A  of  title  I  of  the  Elementary  
and  Secondary  Education  Act  of  1965,  and  for  other  
purposes. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This  Act  may  be  cited  as  the  ‘‘Fund  Schools,  Not  2
ICE Act’’. 3
SEC.  2.  TRANSFER  OF  UNOBLIGATED  ICE  FUNDS  TO  EDU-4
CATION PROGRAMS. 5
Any  unobligated  funds  appropriated  to  U.S.  Immi-6
gration and Customs Enforcement under sections 102 and 7
202  of  the  Secure  America  Act  (Public  Law119–98)  shall  8
be  transferred  to  the  Department  of  Education  to  carry  9
out  programs  under  part  A  of  title  I  of  the  Elementary  10
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 11
SEC.  3.  SALE  OF  IMMIGRATION  DETENTION  WAREHOUSES.  12
(a)  I
NGENERAL.—Not  later  than  60  days  after  the  13
date  of  enactment  of  this  Act,  the  Secretary  of  Homeland  14
Security  shall  sell  each  covered  immigration  detention  15
warehouse. 16
(b)  D
EFINITION.—In  this  section,  the  term  ‘‘covered  17
immigration  detention  warehouse’’  means  each  of  the  11  18
facilities purchased by the Secretary of Homeland Security 19
for  the  purposes  of  immigration  detention  during  the  pe-20
riod  beginning  on  January  1,  2026,  and  ending  on  March  21
31, 2026. 22
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